In the Saturday issue of the St Augustine Report, publisher George Gardner continues to follow the activities of his North City neighborhood; galvanized against the proposed construction of a 7-Eleven convenience store and filling station on the long-vacant commercial lot at the intersection of May Street and San Marco Avenue.
The St. Johns County School District announced to Historic City News that a district-wide orientation will be held on Friday, August 16th from 8:00 a.m. until noon. Orientation is an opportunity for students and parents to get a supply list, class schedules, and meet teachers.
Dissatisfaction with a subjective process, allegedly rife with favoritism, has focused increasing attention on how St Johns County awards grants from the millions of dollars in bed tax money to certain non-profit organizations that provide programming and events of a cultural, artistic, or heritage nature.
The information contained in this report is taken from sources deemed reliable; the accuracy and completeness of which Historic City News does not control and cannot guarantee.
The original public records are on file with the St. Johns County Tax Collector and should be consulted before taking any action.
From the records of DENNIS W. HOLLINGSWORTH
Tomorrow, from 5:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the St Augustine Amphitheatre, Historic City News readers are invited to “party with a purpose” to benefit Steve and Sue Marrazzo of St Augustine during what is being called a “Grand Gesture for Simple Gestures”.
Guard furlough days reduced
By Michael Isam
Adjutant General of Florida, Maj. Gen. Emmett Titshaw Jr., had good news as he addressed civilians and technician personnel of the Florida National Guard recently to announce further reductions in the number of required non-paid furlough days.
A recent entry in the Historic City News in Photos contest, sponsored by Computer Doctors, comes from Randolph Weedman of St Augustine — his subject was a rare albino male peacock which he discovered at the Fountain of Youth Archeological Park.
The country music band Alabama, who first performed 40-years ago in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, entertained a sold-out crowd last night at the St Augustine Amphitheatre; and Historic City News contributing photographer, Mark Cubbedge, was there.
